COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2503, 2 July 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHOES. Tn the investment market there were sales of Bajik of New' Zealand. (old), at £11 3s. 6d., and Chrietchurch Gas at £8 2a. 6d. The quotations were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. . £ 8. d. £ s. d. - National. Bank — 5 10 6 Bank N.Z. (£6 13a. 4d.) ... - 17 0 0 Equitable Building 910 0 . — N.Z. and Eiver Plate 2 19 — Well. Trust Loan, .Ltd. ... 7 11 6 Well. Gas (£10) .......; 1612 6 17 0 0 Well. Gas Ipref.) 0 19 9 10 6 N.Z. Insurance' ............... 6 3 6' — 8. British. Insurance 4 17 6 — Gear Meat (£1) 4 t 0 — Union Steam (ard.) — 14 0 Union Steam* (pref.) ......... 10 5 —. Kaiapoi Woollen lord.) ...SIS • • Well. Woollen (ord.) ....... 4 15 0 - Hikurangi Ooal 0 14 6 — Leytand O'Brien 12 0 — • Manning and 00. .— 4 15 0 Golden Bay Cement 1 li 6 12 0 Sharland. (ord.) 12 6 — Sh.arla.nd (pref.) ',126; — Crown Brewery — 116 I! 13.1.0. (pref.) : 10 3 - COMPANIES REGISTERED. The "Mercantile Gazette" issued yesterday records the registration of the following companies:— v ' i : : Manawatu Co-op. Dairy . 00., -Ltd. Kegis-tei-ed June 28. Office: 31a Bangitikel Street, Palmerston North. Capital: £10,000, divided into 10,000 shares 'of £1 each. Subscribe™: H. G. Moore, 150; H. Simmons, 160: J. Liggins, 160; E. Oaske, 100: W.' Johnston, 60; A. Metcalfe. 100; T.. S. Edward 6, 50; W. T. Jewell," 100; J. Donaldson, 130. Objects: Dairying and incidental. Multiplex Pooketins and' Filling Machine Co., Ltd. Registered June 28. Capital: £10,000,' divided into 10,000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Wellington—H. M'Leod, 25; G. L. D. James,'2so; I'. W. Moore, 65; J. Aston, 25; R'. H. Huntington, 125; A. Dickson, 462; H.'.T. Brandt, 25; H. W., Lloyd, 25. Auckland—A. M. Jl'Alister, 125. Objects: To adopt and carry into effect a certain agreement and to exploit and turn into account an invention patented by ■E. J. i'illkincr, called "an improved rcceptacle filling and measuring : machine" . for filling, ■ sealing, and measuring receptacles made of cardboard, wood, metal, and the like. ; Pahiatua Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd. Registered June 29.' " Capital: £3000, divided: into 150U shares, of £2 cach. . Subscribers: iTangamutu—J. G. Brechin, .80; G. T. H. Dew, .45; C.. Isakson, 45; W. Gilbert, 64; A. E.'Chilman, 16; F. C. Morton, 40; G. Haines',' 10; ,5. • Objects: Dairying Land incidental'. Petone Picture 00., Ltd. Registered as a private company June 29. Capital: £65C0, | divided into 6500 shares of £1 each, thibecribers: C. E. Brodie, 3CO; N.Z. Picture Supplies.-Ltd., 1000;'' T. F...Thomson, .500; R. 'Hunt, 200; A.-G.. Saunders, 415; 0. W. .'Brodiei.4ooV-T. M. Donovan, 500; H. J. Pal'mer. -IOOOi' A; -Bouvey, 1245; C.' E.' Stevens. 949;- Objects:'" Cinematograph hirers, suppliers, and proprietors of picturo shows and entertainments. WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES. " Messrs. Laery and Co., Ltd., Allen Street, report wholesale prices as follow:—Fowls' whiat, primci-78. M.; madium, 6s. 9d.; fowls' barley. 65.; Cape barley, 6s. 6d.; feed peas; prime, 6s. 6d.; good, 65.; Prußsian 'blue peas, v Bsr 6U.; maize, 6s. 6d. to fe. 94.; chaff., oat-shcaf, ,£lO 10s.; hay, £7 to £8 10s.; flour, in sacks, £10; oatbran, £9-' 10s.; pollard, £11; rlco.. pollard, £8 ,10s.; onions, ss. 6d. to 6s. cwt.; potatoes, white-skinned table, £7 to £8; Denvcnts,■ £8 10s.; bacon, all best factory, sides, 9id. per lb.; hams, 9Jd.; roPs. lOld.i shculdoi-s, 73d.; cheese, factory, medium, 9Jd-; linseed meal; £19 10s. ton linseed nuts, £14, ton; linseed ground cake, £14 'ton; whole. linceed, lfis., per ton. Customs duty collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £3656 18s. 2d. .7 SYDNEY WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press AEeociation-Copyright' ! (Rec. July I,' 10.15 p.m.) Sydney, July l. T'ie weelt's wool Bales closed with a strong demand for good wools, late rates being maintained. Poorer qualities were neglected. . '

TALLOW. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright London, Juno 30. At the tallow Bales 1801 casks were ofl-'or-«4 and 1549 sold. Prices: Mutton, fine, 365. id.; medium, 325. 6d. Bec{, fine, 365.; medium, 325. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., hay© received the following cablegram Irom their London house, under date June 30:—Tallow. We tjuote present spot values for the following descriptions Fine mutton, 355. 6d. per cwt.; good beef, 345. 3d. per cwt.; mixed, 31s. The market is firm, with an upward tendency. BABBIT AND HARK SKINS. By Telegraph—Press .Association—Copyright London! .Tunc 39. Rabbit Skine—l2oo offered, 900 sold. Competition opened with quiet tone, improving later for the better sorts. Fair to good New Zealand showed id: advance, Better quality Australians were firm at late rates: others a penny decline. The better descriptions of hares showed 10 to 20 per cent, advance. METAL MARKET. London, June 30. (Topper.—Spot, £81 153. to £82 .por ton; threo months, £82 17s. fid. to £83 2s. 6d. Tim—Spot, £172 to £172 10s. per ton; three months, £167 75.. 6d. to £168 2s. 6d, per ton. Lefld. £26 ss. (spelter.—Cash, £105 per ton; forward, £95. WHEAT. . London, June 30. Wheat.—The market is quiet. Pricon unchanged. , , : LINSEED OIL AND TURPENTINE. . linseed oil, £26 - 10s. to £26 15s. / Turpentine, 386. 3d. APPLES AND PEARS. The bulk of the Palermo's apples arrived ripe, especially Scarlets, New Yorks, Munros. and Jonathans. Many Sturmers wers bruised. Prices fetched are as follow Jor.atharas,' 7s. to Bs.: Oleopatras, IPs. to tZs.; Scarlets, Eg. 3d. to 125.; Sturmers, Bs.' to- 145.; Munros, Bs. to 95.: New Yorks, 10s. to Us. 6d. Pears were in fairly good condition. Vicars,, traps 4s. to 55., cases 6s. 6d. to 11a.: Josephines, trays 7s. 6d. to 8s„ cases 65.; Winter Nclis, fa-ays 6s. 6d to 7s. 3d. '